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Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster
Spencer Adkins Recreates the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster

  By Witnify • January 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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Spencer Adkins, longest serving on-air personality on WOWK TV, gives a visual explanation on how the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia happened. Continue reading

Tagged   2010s, Mass Tragedy, Politics and History, Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster
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Saddam Hussein
Member of Hussein’s Security Detail on His Last Days Alive

  By Witnify • December 30, 2013 Uncategorized
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A member of Hussein's security detail recalls what happened on the day Saddam Hussein was executed and the days leading up to the hanging. He discusses his demeanor before the execution and explains when Hussein finally he cried. Continue reading

Tagged   2000s, Dictator, Middle East, Politics and History, Saddam Hussein
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Saddam Hussein
American Muslims on Hussein’s Execution

  By Witnify • December 30, 2013 Uncategorized
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American Muslims who were persecuted in Iraq and fled to America, explain how they feel about the execution of Saddam Hussein. Continue reading

Tagged   2000s, Dictator, Middle East, Politics and History, Saddam Hussein
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Saddam Hussein
Peter Arnett on His Saddam Hussein Interview

  By Witnify • December 30, 2013 Uncategorized
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Reporter Peter Arnett remembers what it was like to interview Saddam Hussein about the Gulf War in 1991. Arnett discusses how he was criticized for speaking with the world leader and recalls what Hussein looked like during the interview. Continue reading

Tagged   2000s, Dictator, Middle East, Politics and History, Saddam Hussein
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Saddam Hussein
Dan Rather Recalls His Interview with Saddam Hussein

  By Witnify • December 30, 2013 Uncategorized
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Reporter Dan Rather explains how he came to interview Iraq President Saddam Hussein after he invaded Kuwait in 1990 and recalls what happened during the meeting. Continue reading

Tagged   2000s, Dictator, Middle East, Politics and History, Saddam Hussein
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Time Person of the Year
Rudy Giuliani on Winning Person of the Year in 2001

  By Witnify • December 26, 2013 Uncategorized
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Rudy Giuliani recalls what it was like the year he won TIME's Person of the Year award and what it meant to him. Continue reading

Tagged   2000s, Politics and History, Rudy Giuliani, Time Person of the Year
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Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger on Winning in 1972: "For Me It Was a Nightmare"

  By Witnify • December 26, 2013 Uncategorized
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Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon's national security assistant, discusses what it was like to win TIME magazine's Person of the Year award in 1972. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Henry Kissinger, Politics and History, Time Person of the Year
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1972 Andes Flight Disaster
Aldolfo Fito Strauch on Surviving the Crash & Weather

  By Witnify • December 23, 2013 Uncategorized
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Aldolfo Fito Strauch, a survivor of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, recalls what it what like to face the reality of being stranded in the Andes after his flight crashed on October 13, 1972. Continue reading

Tagged   1972 Andes Flight Disaster, Aviation, Health, Nature, Politics and History
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Lockerbie Bombing
Families of Victims React to Compasionate Release of Bomber

  By Witnify • December 23, 2013 Uncategorized
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The families of some Lockerbie victims are outraged after Scotland's decision to free the the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds. Continue reading

Tagged   Aviation, Lockerbie Bombing, Politics and History, Terrorism
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1972 Andes Flight Disaster
Survivors: "There's a General Feeling That We Either Die Or We Do This Thing"

  By Witnify • December 23, 2013 Uncategorized
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Survivors of the Andes flight disaster recall the moment they decided to resort to cannibalism about 5 or 6 days after the crash on October 13, 1972. Continue reading

Tagged   1972 Andes Flight Disaster, Aviation, Health, Nature, Politics and History
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